T20 International careers of captain wicketkeeper opening batsmen
PD Salt who is leading England against Australia in the on-going T20 series became the 29th captain wicket keeper opening batsman to lead a team in the annals of T20 Internationals. The career figures updated as at the end of the second T20I between England and Australia at Cardiff as on 13 Sep 2024 is furnished below.
| No | Player | Span | M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | AC Gilchrist (AUS) | 2007-2007 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 31* | 53.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | BB McCullum (NZ) | 2008-2008 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | TM Dilshan (SL) | 2009-2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | BJ Haddin (AUS) | 2009-2009 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 24 | 19.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | LD Chandimal (SL) | 2016-2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | K Motlhanka (BOT) | 2019-2022 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 179 | 59 | 44.75 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| 7 | R Ulutuna (TKY) | 2019-2019 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Q de Kock (SA) | 2019-2020 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 416 | 79* | 41.60 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 26 |
| 9 | Virandeep Singh (MAS) | 2020-2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | SE Aquilina (MLT) | 2020-2020 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 11 | MS Wade (AUS) | 2020-2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 58 | 20.75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 12 | A Otwani (UGA) | 2021-2021 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | JC Buttler (ENG) | 2021-2024 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 1020 | 84 | 40.80 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 108 | 41 |
| 14 | AJ Ayannaike (NGA) | 2021-2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MD Patel (USA) | 2021-2024 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 410 | 68 | 27.33 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 11 |
| 16 | KJ Young (Blz) | 2021-2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 44.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | GT Taylor (Bhm) | 2021-2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 20 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Khizer Ahmed (NOR) | 2022-2022 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 37 | 15.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | RW Chakabva (ZIM) | 2022-2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | CF Tlali (LES) | 2022-2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 39 | 17.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Mohammed Rizlan (QAT) | 2022-2022 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | TWM Latham (NZ) | 2023-2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 116 | 64 | 23.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| 23 | D Ndikubwimana (RWN) | 2023-2023 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 99 | 69 | 19.80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| 24 | LR Gaonkar (PAN) | 2023-2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 23 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | P Baron (Arg) | 2023-2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Ali Raza (Belg) | 2024-2024 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 21 | 11.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 27 | V Ravindran (HUN) | 2024-2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 57.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | Manpreet Singh (SGP) | 2024-2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | PD Salt (ENG) | 2024-2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 39 | 29.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
PD Salt became the second captain wicket keeper opening batsman to lead England in T20 Internationals after JC Buttler
| No | Player | Span | M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | JC Buttler (ENG) | 2021-2024 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 1020 | 84 | 40.80 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 108 | 41 |
| 2 | PD Salt (ENG) | 2024-2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 39 | 29.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
JC Buttler of England holds the following records as a captain wicket keeper opening batsman He has led in most matches – 30. Has scored most runs – 1020. He is the only wicket keeper opening batsman to score 1000 runs. Has scored most boundary fours – 109. He is the only wicket keeper opening batsman to score 100 plus boundary fours. Has scored most boundary sixes – 41 He is the only wicket keeper opening batsman to score 40 plus boundary sixes. Has scored most half centuries – nine. He is the only wicket keeper opening batsman to score nine half centuries. Has scored the highest individual innings of 84 not out amongst the 29 captain wicket keeper opening batsmen